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524 reviews

Mysti: Thorn and the Rose by John Hales

dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Saga: Compendium One by Brian K. Vaughan

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Mysti: A Teenage Fairytale by John Hales

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart

challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.25

The writing was dense beyond belief, and felt to detract from the substance of the book. It was very poetic, but repetitive and overly confusing in places - at times I had no idea what was going on. Some passages really grabbed me and those were the ones with clarity. 
Another thing that lessened my interest in this book was that it was all for a man. And a married man at that. I strongly believe that Barker cannot be worth this level of poetic gushing and anguish. 

The Best Laid Plans by Sidney Sheldon

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This was a very entertaining book, and was incredibly quick to read because of it. However, the plot twist felt cheap due to the way it was written in the beginning of the book. 

Caroline Minuscule by Andrew Taylor

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The writing was very engaging but the numerous coincidences and plot twists got to be a bit much - they no longer added anything meaningful to the story. But it was fun to read and very tense at times!!